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Bob Peterson (born April 14, 1944) is a professional Canadian photographer and publisher of Paralympics: Where Heroes Come, the first book ever written about the history of the Paralympic Games. Bob Peterson is also noted for his photographs of Wayne Gretzky in his first two seasons with the Edmonton Oilers hockey team, first with the World Hockey Association, and then with the National Hockey League. These include shots of Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe in the 1979 WHA All-Star series, the only time these two ever played together. In 2019, Bob donated 9600 images to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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  • Bob Peterson (born April 14, 1944) is a professional Canadian photographer and publisher of Paralympics: Where Heroes Come, the first book ever written about the history of the Paralympic Games. Bob Peterson is also noted for his photographs of Wayne Gretzky in his first two seasons with the Edmonton Oilers hockey team, first with the World Hockey Association, and then with the National Hockey League. These include shots of Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe in the 1979 WHA All-Star series, the only time these two ever played together. In 2019, Bob donated 9600 images to the Hockey Hall of Fame. (en)
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  • Bob Peterson (born April 14, 1944) is a professional Canadian photographer and publisher of Paralympics: Where Heroes Come, the first book ever written about the history of the Paralympic Games. Bob Peterson is also noted for his photographs of Wayne Gretzky in his first two seasons with the Edmonton Oilers hockey team, first with the World Hockey Association, and then with the National Hockey League. These include shots of Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe in the 1979 WHA All-Star series, the only time these two ever played together. Peterson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Robert Dale Matt Peterson attended the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and graduated in 1965 from that institution's first class of Photography. Bob Peterson worked for the Edmonton Journal, CFRN-TV, and as a freelance photographer. Peterson was the Official Photographer for the Edmonton Eskimos football team from 1975 to 1983, and for the Edmonton Drillers soccer team from 1981-2. In addition he served as Coordinator of Photography for Universiade '83 in Edmonton. He served as Official Photographer for the Canadian Paralympic Committee at the 1988 Seoul Paralympic Games, and for the International Paralympic Committee at the Paralympic Games in Tignes-Albertville in 1992, Atlanta in 1996, and Nagano in 1998. As a result of his experience with disabled sports at the Paralympics, he published the book Paralympics: Where Heroes Come. The book has been distributed to 69 countries, and with the help of the Franklin Foundation and the Soldier On! program was given to injured Canadian soldiers returning from Afghanistan. In 2003, Bob Peterson's images were featured in an exhibit titled The Rookie at the Royal Alberta Museum. In 2016, Bob Peterson was featured in an article in the Edmonton Journal about his career. He was also featured in two television interviews reviewing his career, one on CBC and one on CTV's Alberta Primetime, as well as a CBC news story. In addition, he was profiled in the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology magazine, techlife. In 2019, Bob donated 9600 images to the Hockey Hall of Fame. (en)
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